Effects of High-Frequency Proprioceptive Training on Single Stance Stability in Older Adults: Implications for Fall Prevention

Table 1

Subject characteristics.

Characteristics	HPT groups		Treadmill groups		No intervention groups
	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men
N. of subjects	11	10	10	10	10	10
Age (years)	70,6 ± 5,2	72,2 ± 5,0	72,9 ± 5,3	75,5 ± 4,4	74,0 ± 5,1	76,5 ± 5,3
Height (cm)	161,2 ± 4,0	173,4 ± 7,3	158,2 ± 7,1	173,5 ±3,0	159,1 ± 5,5	168,6 ± 7,2
Body weight (kg)	64,6 ± 10,1	72.0 ± 6,1	60,8 ± 16,4	77,4 ± 13,0	62,4 ± 8,3	69,2 ± 10,8
Body Mass Index (kg/m^2)	24,9 ± 4,0	24,0 ± 2,1	24,3 ± 6,7	25,8 ± 4,7	24,7 ± 3,5	24,3 ± 3,1

Values are mean ± SD. HPT = high-frequency proprioceptive training.